AICHR consults stakeholders on the importance of emphasising human rights of victims in preventing and countering violent extremism
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BALI, 12 June 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the Consultation on Victims-Oriented Protection to Prevent and Counter Radicalism and Violent Extremism in ASEAN on 9-10 June 2023 in Bali, Indonesia, in an in-person and hybrid format. In her remarks, the...
AICHR, stakeholders share good practices to advance promotion of human rights in ASEAN business
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 6 June 2023 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the 2023 AICHR Regional Dialogue: Sharing Good Practices on the Business and Human Rights in ASEAN on 1 June for the AICHR, ASEAN sectoral bodies, regional stakeholders including national human rights...
AICHR Regional Consultation: Business and Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kuala Lumpur, 29 May 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in collaboration with the European Union (EU), is convening a two-days Regional Consultation on Business and Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change in Kuala Lumpur on 29 and 30 May 2023. Conducted...
AICHR, regional stakeholders track progress on disability inclusive recovery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 10 March 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the AICHR Regional Consultation on Achieving Disability Inclusive Recovery via videoconference on 8 March. With over 60 participants in attendance, the meeting served as a platform for consultation among the AICHR and...
AICHR, SEANF consult stakeholders on human rights protection in post-pandemic ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 26 December 2022 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF) together with Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted the regional Consultation to Address Human Rights Protection Challenges in ASEAN for Better Recovery...
AICHR, AUN-HRE hold regional colloquium on human rights, award student essays
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 21 December 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the “Regional Colloquium on ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD): Ten Years On” on 13 December. The event was conducted in collaboration with the ASEAN University Network - Human Rights Education (AUN-HRE),...
ASEAN begins preparation for regional environmental rights framework
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 2 December 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the Ad Hoc Preparatory Session for the ASEAN Environmental Rights Framework and Interim Working Group Meeting on 22-23 November in Bangkok, Thailand. Continued from the previous coordination meetings in 2022, this meeting...
ASEAN celebrates 10 years of Human Rights Declaration
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] SIEM REAP, 28 November 2022 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) and the Phnom Penh Statement on the Adoption of the AHRD on 18 November in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Over 100 participants...
ASEAN member states reaffirm their commitment to human rights dialogue
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Siem Reap, 19 November 2022, in-person and video-conference After having successfully organised the ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue in 2013, 2014 and 2021, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), hosted another dialogue on 19 November 2022 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry...
AICHR conducts the second forum on freedom of religion and beliefs in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 3 October 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the Forum on Freedom of Religion and Beliefs in ASEAN 2022 on 29-30 September via videoconference. In her remarks, the Indonesian representative to AICHR, Wahyuningrum explained that the forum is a follow-up...